# Turkharsa Village, Kaler, Arwal (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kaler, Arwal 

# Turkharsa

Turkharsa is a village in Kaler sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,010 people in 152 households**, the 45th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 1,010people (2011)
- 152households
- 78.0%literacy
- 867females per 1,000 males

## Turkharsa PIN code and other codes

Turkharsa falls in Kaler sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatIshmailpur Koyal
- Community development blockKaler
- Census village code260687

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Turkharsa from nearby towns?

- Kaler (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Arwal (district HQ)26 km by road
- Arwal (nearest town)26 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Turkharsa?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Turkharsa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kaler
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kaler
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kaler
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Turkharsa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 88 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Turkharsa

Of every 100 households in Turkharsa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Turkharsa · ■ Kaler rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****46%**

**58%

Television ****1%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Turkharsa?

■ Turkharsa · ■ Kaler rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****772**

**965

Working population ****26.7%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 69.8% for women. 47% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 56 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (4%) · **■** Other work 25 (9%) · **■** Marginal 177 (66%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kaler

- Bakhtar1,214 people
- Kathrain1,150 people
- Bhagwanpur1,071 people
- Simbhua1,013 people
- Kalandara984 people
- Wojha Bigha942 people
- Rajpura863 people
- Nawada751 people

[All 60 villages in Kaler](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/kaler/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Turkharsa from Arwal?26 km by road
- What is the population of Turkharsa?1,010 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Turkharsa in?Arwal district (Kaler sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Turkharsa?78.0% (Census 2011)